Wii News

We've already seen a few gameplay trailers for Alone in the Dark, but now a CG trailer has been released. The trailer shows Central Park transforming from a peaceful daytime scene into night, where the lead character is running for his life while the ground is splitting in two right in front of him. He then tosses a vile of... something and shoots it, causing a big explosion. So... there's not much to actually draw from there, but it still looks cool. Check it out below:  read more »

Red hot music video game Rock Band continues to fly off shelves and satisfy music fans and gamers voracious appetite for rock as more than 6 million game levels based on songs have been purchased since its launch on November 20, 2007. With an impressive weekly stream of downloadable content since launch and an unmatched offering of over 70 songs available for purchase to date, Rock Band has gone six times platinum featuring a diverse selection of artists ranging from classic rock to up and coming, emerging acts.  read more »

REDMOND, Wash., March 17, 2008 – After just one week on store shelves, Super Smash Bros.® Brawl for Wii has become the fastest-selling video game in Nintendo of America's history. Since its launch on March 9, the feature-packed fighting action game has sold more than 1.4 million units in the United States, including more than 874,000 on March 9 alone. It has sold at a rate of more than 120 units per minute between launch and March 16.

"Super Smash Bros. Brawl has made the leap from video game to cultural phenomenon," said Cammie Dunaway, Nintendo of America's executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. "Game reviewers and the public alike praise its fun game play and extensive, inventive content."

120 units a minute?? Wow...  read more »

With the Guinness World Records: Gamer's Edition coming out later this year, we've been hearing about all kinds of gaming-related world record attempts lately. Well the most recent was the world record for the highest score in Guitar Hero 3. The world record was broken at a GH3 contest held in New York City by the Guinness Editors along with video game organization Twin Galaxies. The winner...?  read more »

Good news for Wii owners today, Mario Kart Wii has been given an official release date. It will be arriving on store shelves in the U.S. on April 27th.

"REDMOND, Wash., March 12, 2008 - This year, the typical signs of spring will be accompanied by the sweet sound of revving engines and the sight of lightning-fast shells whizzing around every corner. Mario Kart® Wii is zooming toward its launch in the United States on April 27. The game comes with the intuitive Wii Wheel™, which makes it easy for novices to compete against veterans, so no one is left in the dust. And with a broadband hookup to Nintendo® Wi-Fi Connection, players can compete with up to 11 other drivers from around the world for racing dominance.  read more »

Phil Harrison left Sony a couple weeks ago and we didn't hear much from him after that. Everyone was kind of wondering where he was going. Well, today it was announced that he is the new president of Infogrames. His goals for the company seemed to revolve around creating casual and family-oriented games.

Harrison said:
"This is the perfect time to join Infogrames and help shape the future of Atari - one of the industry's legendary brands. As the game business moves rapidly online I believe we have an outstanding opportunity to create amazing network game and community experiences for players the world over."  read more »